Here Are the Plants You Have 
Been Asking For 
3 NEW VARIETIES 
Ever since we first offered Flame 
Violet* (episcia coccinea), many of 
you have written in asking for other 
varieties of this beautiful planc. 
We now present three new varie- 
ties—each one dramatically different 
from the others in leaf color. All 
have flowers of scarlet red, excepting 
one, ‘Blue Flame’, which has 
blossoms of gorgeous soft blue. 
They all are as easy to grow as the 
original Scarlet Flame Violet—as 
African Violets want plenty 
of light, but little direct sun- 
shine. A north or east window 
is good. Very easily grown and 
one of the most satisfying of all 
house plants. We send growing 
instructions with each plant. 
2N172—CALIFORNIA DARK PLUM. 
Recognized as the finest red of all 
African Violets. This is one of the 
“tops” of all violets. A good 
grower and prolific bloomer. 1.75 
each; 3 for 4.80. 
2N169 — DOUBLE WHITE LACE. An- 
other new lovely. Daintily fringed 
double of pure white, set off by 
vivid green, wavy leaves. Very good 
bloomer. 1.98 each; 3 for 5.40. 
2N153—RED PRINCESS. One of the 
very fine red African Violets. Clear 
shining wine red blooms above very 
good foliage. 1.75 each; 3 for 4.80. 
2N194—STAR SAPPHIRE ( Pat. applied 
for). A new one from Robert Craig 
Co. Abundance of large blooms of 
deep purple shaped like stars. 1.50 
each; 3 for 4.19. 
2N174—FANTASY VARIEGATED. Tops 
(We call your attention to 
the fact that we list here some 
of the finest varieties of Fuchsia 
obtainable in the U. S. today.) 
Fuchsia need only cool conditions 
with plenty of light but not too 
much hot sun. 
2N284—HOLLYDALE. A new, profuse 
blooming, double variety named in 
honor of the Hollydale Branch of 
2N246—LETTUCE LEAF BEGONIA. 
Beautifully frilled and ruffled leaves 
of brilliant green with bright tints 
of pink and red. Daintiest pink 
flowers on long stems clothed in 
white hair. 1.00 each. 
2N211— LARGE LEAF ANGEL WING. 
Leaves comparatively large, deep 
black-green on one side, bronze on 
the other. Grows 12 to 18” tall. 
Clusters of crimson colored flowers 
hang from the stems. 79c each; 3 
for 2.16. 
These are not ordinary pe- 
tunias! While the ordinary 
petunia, with its single flower, 
is beautiful and useful, these are 
quite different. They have 
blooms like giant double carna- 
tions, three to four inches across, 
and solid full of crinkled and 
furled petals. The pictures at 
the left are actual photographs, 
easily grown as their African Violet 
cousins. 
2N1—“‘SCARLET”’ 
(Episcia coccinea). Leaves of deep 
bronze-green, beautifully chevroned 
with emerald green, and of thick, 
plush-like substance. The flowers 
are a bright, scarlet, flaming red. 
1.98 each; 3 for 5.40. 
2N4—“‘SILVER SHEEN’’ FLAME VIO- 
LET (Episcia cupreata Silver Sheen. ) 
Small, neat, silvery-green leaves 
suched and edged with darker green 
and brown. Scarlet flowers in bloom 
most of the time. 1.98 each; 3 for 
5.40. 
FLAME VIOLET 
among all novelty African Violets. 
Lavender pink background splashed, 
rayed and dotted with contrasting 
deep purple. Has the fascinating 
habit of changing colors almost with 
each bloom. 1.25 each; 3 for 3.49. 
2N188 — GENEVA RAINBOW. Lovely 
companion to Lady Geneva. Frosty 
burgundy red, each petal narrowly 
edged with snowy white. 1.50 each; 
3 for 4.19. 
2N170—STAR GIRL. A brand new 
beauty with striking flowers—each 
petal daintily outlined with soft 
blue. Lovely scalloped ‘‘girl’’ fo- 
liage. 1.50 each; 3 for 4.19. 
2N166—DOUBLE KING NEPTUNE. A 
new deep purple with probably the 
largest of all African Violet flowers 
and certainly the largest of any 
double. The blooms are borne in 
profusion and, on a_ well-grown 
plant, get to be the size of a silver 
dollar. A good grower, like all the 
Neptunes. 1.98 each; 3 for 5.40. 
2N167—DOUBLE ROSE AZURE. The 
folks who work in our greenhouses, 
who are with African Violets all 
day long, think this variety is the 
most beautiful of all. It has large, 
double, white blooms softly blushed 
the California Fuchsia Society. 59c 
each; 3 for 1.49. 
2N280—YULETIDE. (Tiret 1948). A 
vigorous, upright, bushy variety of 
the giant-flowered type. 49c each; 
3 for 1.39. 
2N283—GYPSY QUEEN. One of the 
finest and showiest of all Fuchsias. 
A tall,. vigorous, bushy plant. 49c 
each; 3 for 1.39. 
2N286—UNCLE JULES (Reiter 1947). 
2N242—CALLA BEGONIA. Has white 
and green variegated leaves, many 
almost entirely white, and shaped 
like calla lilies. And as if that 
weren't enough, they also have bright 
red flowers! A very rare and beau- 
tiful plant. 1.25 each. 
2N243—ORANGE RUBRA. This one has 
light green leaves of the Angel 
Wing type, plus orange-colored 
flowers. In fact, it is the only 
fibrous-rooted Begonia we know of 
but they fall far short of show- 
ing the true beauty of these 
flowers. 
In the winter, you can use 
them as house plants. In the 
summer, they make gorgeous 
window box material. Also for 
porch boxes, edgings along the 
flower beds and walks, and in 
rock gardens. They make a 
AFRICAN VIOLETS 
New “FLAME VIOLETS”* 
2N6 — “EMERALD QUEEN’’ FLAME 
VIOLET (Episcia Emerald Queen). 
Silvery-green leaves beautifully pat- 
terned with broad, silver veins. 
Bright scarlet flowers. 1.98 each; 3 
for 5.40. 
2N2—“‘BLUE FLAME’’ FLAME VIOLET 
(Episcia lilacina Fanny Haage). The 
leaves are an intricate pattern of 
greens, set here and there with huge, 
soft, sky-blue blossoms. 2.25 each; 
3 for 5.98. 
*The name ‘‘Flame Violet’’ is a Reg- 
istered Trade-mark owned by Flame 
Violet, Ine., Shenandoah, Iowa. 
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pink, and tinted more deeply here 
and there with wine. The foliage is 
rich green and rather quilted. An 
exquisite thing. 1.98 each; 3 for 
5.40. 
2N179—PORTLAND ROSE. A _ brand 
new violet with large, clear, rose- 
pink blooms on a vigorous, free- 
blooming plant. We recommend it 
highly. 1.25 each; 3 for 3.49. 
2N205 — LADY GENEVA. Deep blue 
flowers with a sparkling, frosty white 
edge that becomes more pronounced 
as plant grows older. 1.50 each; 
3 for 4.19. 
2N181—PAINTED GIRL. Flowers white 
centered, with a bright orchid band 
that sometimes extends to the middle 
of the flower, thereby causing a star 
effect. The combinations of these 
colors vary with almost every flower. 
Has beautiful frilled “‘girl’’ foliage. 
1.50 each; 3 for 4.19. 
2N171—DOUBLE DELIGHT RAINBOW, 
Large, double, medium blue. Leaves 
large green, slightly scalloped. Con- 
tinuous bloomer. 1.75 each; 3 for 
4.80. 
Against the small foliage of this 
variety, the huge double purple 
flowers seem even more giant-sized. 
59c each; 3 for 1.49. 
PATENTED FUCHSIA VARIETIES 
2N290 — TRAIL BLAZER. Best of all 
double reds. Very large flowers. 
2N289—FLYING CLOUD. Best of all 
whites. Large, double, well formed 
flowers of white with a glow of the 
palest rose tinting. Good grower. 
that has the orange-colored flowers. 
98c each. 
DOUBLE GENEVA “ROSE BUD" 
BEGONIAS 
This is a wonderful house plant 
and, in addition, is ideal outdoors in 
summer for porch boxes or any 
place where they do not get too 
much sunlight. 
They have clusters of dainty 
flowers like tiny double roses. These 
contrast beautifully with the waxy, 
striking, showy display when 
planted in beds of their own 
varieties only. 
They do best in full sunshine; 
otherwise can stand a surprising 
amount of adverse conditions. 
Each plant grows about a foot 
high and spreads to cover a 
space about two feet across. 
2N429—ALLEGRO. 
white. 
Soft pink and 
WELCH’S “GREEN QUEEN” 
House Plants 
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ALL HOUSE PLANTS SHIPPED 
POSTPAID 
We call the plants on these two 
pages, and the cwo following 
pages, ‘house plants’. But actually 
most of them are more than house 
plants. Almost all of them are 
very good outdoors in summer, in 
pots, in beds, in rock gardens, or 
in porch and window boxes. 
Of course the time you _ prob- 
ably will enjoy chem most is dur- 
ing the dark, bleak days of win- 
ter, when all your outdoor plants 
are sleeping. Then the bright blos- 
soms and gay foliage of house 
plants are doubly cheering. 
All of Welch's “‘Green Queen” 
House Plants are choice, tested 
varieties, chosen from all over the 
United States and many foreign 
countries. All the plants we ship 
you are clean and healthy—grown 
in greenhouses in 214” pots, un- 
der ideal conditions. 
Incidentally, we ship our house 
plants separate from our other 
nursery stock shipments, postpaid, 
when danger of freezing is past. 
POTTING SOIL 
4012—Contains Iowa loam with 
added humus, nitrogen, phosphorus 
and potash, plus Vitamins Bl and 
B2, plus Rootone for stimulating 
root growth. 1 gallon is enough 
for 10 to 12 4-inch flower pots. 
Y gallon, 1.19; 1 gallon, 1.74, 
postpaid. 
(Ladies’ Ear Drops) FU C HS [A 
2N294 — ENCHANTED. Well named. 
Petals clear soft blue, nearly white 
at the base, overlaid with fuchsia 
pink. All petals edged with a pale 
lilac line. Huge flowers. 
PRICES of above 3 Patented Fuchsias: 
98c each; 3 for 2.85. 
ALL HOUSE PLANTS SHIPPED 
POSTPAID 
Beautiful Flowers 
Beautiful Foliage BEGO N IAS 
bright green foliage. The plants 
grow 12 to 18 inches tall, and bloom 
profusely. 
aa ee GENEVA ‘‘ROSE BUD”’ 
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2N222—DOUBLE GENEVA ‘‘ROSE BUD" 
WHITE 
2N221—DOUBLE GENEVA ‘“‘ROSE BUD” 
PINK 
PRICES: 75c each, ppd. 
Double Flowers 
3 to 4” Across! 
2N432—NOCTURNE. Rich deep purple. 
2N430—CAPRICE. Fringed old rose. 
2N434—SONATA. Purest white. 
2N433—RHAPSODY. Wine red. 
2N431—MINUET. Delicate lilac and 
white. 
PRICES: 49c each; 3 for 1.19. 
ALL HOUSE PLANTS ARE SHIPPED 
POSTPAID 
PETUNIAS 
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